Kuwait vs Norway: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Kuwait
318,743 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Norway
301,759 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Kuwait rank
14th
Norway rank
16th
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 318,743 constant 2024 US$ against 301,759 constant 2024 US$ in Norway, a difference of 16,984 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 14th and Norway ranks 16th of 160 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 320,768 constant 2024 US$ | 109,607 constant 2024 US$ | 211,160 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 994,473 constant 2024 US$ | 127,383 constant 2024 US$ | 867,090 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 282,552 constant 2024 US$ | 203,194 constant 2024 US$ | 79,357 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 317,593 constant 2024 US$ | 250,047 constant 2024 US$ | 67,546 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 318,743 constant 2024 US$ | 301,759 constant 2024 US$ | 16,984 constant 2024 US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 318,743 constant 2024 US$ against 301,759 constant 2024 US$ in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Kuwait and Norway?
- 16,984 constant 2024 US$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Kuwait ranks 14th and Norway ranks 16th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by armed forces personnel. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.